Fan.



1. E. NISBET.

l FAN. APPLiCATlON FILED 056.11, i915- Ll, Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

A I4 F Slimme/13 JAMES n. Nrsnn'r, or aAcKsonvrLLn, ALABAMA.

FAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

Application led December 11, 1915. Serial No. 66,369.

T 0 all whom t may concern Be 1t known that I, JAMES E. Nrsnr, a

citizen of the United States, residing at This invention relates tocertain improvements in fans and has relation more particularly to adevice of this general character especially designed and adapted for usein connection with avrocking chair; and it is an object of the inventionto provide novel and improved means whereby the fan is caused toautomatically operate upon oscillation of the chair.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved fanwhereby certain important advantages are attained and the device isrendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient andadvantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in theappended claims.

In order that my invention may be the betterunderstood, I will nowproceed to describe thev same with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein- Figure l is a view in side elevation illustrating anembodiment of my invention in applied position; Fig. 2 is an enlargedfragmentary sectional view taken substantially on the line 2--2 of Fig.1;.Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in top plan of my invention as hereindisclosed, with the limiting spring omitted; and Fig. is a view inperspective of one of the leaves, detached, of the hinge as hereinincluded.

As disclose-d in the accompanying drawings, R denotes conventionalrockers supporting the chair structure C including a seat S providedwith the arm rests A and l denotes a bracket secured to the undersurface of the seat S at one side thereof and adjacent its forward end,said bracket having the upper horizontal portion 2 extending apredetermined distance laterally from the seat S.

F denotes a fan of any ordinary or preferred type including the stem orhandle 3 having its lower or free end portion secured l to the leaf etof the hinge II, the second leaf v5 of the hinge being anchored throughthe medium of the rivets 6 or the like with the outer end portion of thehorizontal part or arm 2 of the bracket 1.

At a predetermined point inwardly of the pivotal connection between theleaves 4 and 5 of the hinge H, the horizontal arm or part 2 of thebracket l is provided with the opening 7 through which is directed theelongated rod 9. The rod 9 is substantially vertically disposed `and hasits lower end portion directed through the opening l() produced in thelaterally extending substantially horizontal portion 11 of the bracketl2 secured to one of the rockers R at a point substantially in alinementwith the bracket l and said rod 9 is of such a length as to have itslower end extending below the bottom of the adjacent rocker R when thechair C is rocked rearwardly whereby it will be perceived that uponforward rocking movement of the chair, the resultant contact of thelower end of the rod 9 with the floor o-r other surface upon which thechair is rested will force the rod 9 upwardly and cause the upper end ofthe rod to engage the under surface of the leaf i of the hinge H andswing the fan .F upwardly and upon the chair C being rocked rearwardlythe rod 9 and the fan F will drop downwardly by gravity. By thisoperation, it will be perceived that the fan F will be oscillated so asto agitate the atmosphere suiiiciently to cool the occupant of the chairand to keep the immediate vicinity free of flies or other insects.

I'Vhile I do not wish to be particularly understood as limiting myselfas to the dimensions of the bracket 1 or the fan F together with itsstem or handle 3, I find it of particular advantage in practice to havethe horizontal portion or arm 2 of the bracket and the stem or handle 3of such al length as to have the outer end of the fan overlie the armrest A when the fan F is at the limit of its downward movement. I alsofind it of advantage to secure to the outer endof the arm or horizontalportion 2 of the bracket l and preferably by the rivets 6 o-r othersecuring means, hereinbefore referred to, an end of the flat spring 14having its inner end portion extending upwardly and across the pivotalconnection between the leaves 4t and 5 of the hinge I-I and with whichthe stem or handle 3 is adapted to contact in its IOO upward movementwhereby it will be perceived that the fan will be prevented from passinga vertical position and whereby downward movement of the fan S isassured.

While the leaves lland 5 may be constructed as desired, I prefer toemploy the arrangement illustrated in the accompanying drawings whereinthe leaf l is produced from a single strip of elongated metal bent backupon itself to afford the barrel 15 and having the arms 16 overlyingopposite faces of the stem or handle 3 whereby aneffective connectionwith the handle or stem 3 is assured. The barrel 15, as hereindisclosed, is interposed between the transversely spaced. barrel 17carried by the leaf 5 and a conventional pintle 19. I also find it ofadvantage to have the upper end of the rod 9 provided with theenlargement or head 18 whereby the downward movement of the rod islimited and also affording an increased of a bracket extending laterallytherefrom,

contacting surface. Y

It may be pointed out that with a device constructed as above described,it is possible to render the fan inoperative by simply lifting the faninto such positionthat it .will not 1 Y be engaged by the head ofthe rod9 when the rockeris rocked and furthermore that by lifting the fan f toan approximately vertical position it is an easy matterto retract therod 9 and disengage it from the member 11 and from the bracket so thatthe whole device may be rendered inoperative or 'the parts disassembledfor packing. Again it is to be noted that the spring 14 does not engageat all times with the shank of the fan formed by the hinged leaves l andthe arms 16 but that it.forms a limiting stop to the upward movement ofthe fan, this sto-p being yielding and intended to throw the fan backagain but notV with violence.

As itis, the fan rises more or less gradually and falls with nearly thenatural motion of fanning. i

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a fanconstructedk in accordance with my invention is of an extremely simpleand comparatively inexpen-V sive nature and is particularly well adaptedfor use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may beassembled, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptiblevof some change and modification without material departure from theprinciples and spirit thereof and for this reason -I I The spring simplyyieldingly stops the upward head at its upper end limiting thedownwari'lmovement of the rod relative to the bracket,`

the upper end of the rod Vcontacting with the under side of the shank ofthe fan, the fan having free movement away-from the bracketindependentof the rod, and means separate from the fan and its shank forresiliently limiting the movement of the fanv inthe last nameddirection. Y Y

'2,"The combination with a rocking chair,v

a fan having a shank hingedly engaged with the bracket, the 'fannormally lying upon the face ofthefbracket, a rod supported by I thechair for vertical movement and having its upper endpassinglo'oselythrough the bracket and formed with ahead contacting with the shank ofthe fan, said fan and its shank having independent vertical move mentwith relation to said rod, and resilient means for limiting theupward'movement vof the fan.

3. The combination with a rocking chair having a seat and an arm, of'anangularl the rocker of the chair and extending laterally therefrom, afan having a shank hingedly connected to the upper face 4of the lateralprojection of the bracket, the fannnormallylying upon the arm of theVrocker, i i

rod at its lower end passing Vthrough the guide member and at itsupperend passing through the lateral projection of the bracket andhavingahead disposed beneath but disconnected from the shank ofthe fan whereby,the fan may have independent` movement with relation to the rod, and aspring attached to the outer extremity of the bracket extending upwardand inward vover the hinged connection of the shank of the fan to thebracket and resiliently limiting the upward movement of the fan.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

JAMES E. NISBET.

Witnesses: i i l 1 W. E. LAWSON, Y ROBERT vM. SU'rrHiiN.V

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